New poll shows a potentially dire situation for Democrats in a must-win state

A new Quinnipiac University survey discovered some potentially
alarming results for Democrats — and particularly for former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Quinnipiac released a poll Wednesday that showed various
hypothetical general-election matchups in Ohio.

Clinton lost every one. She trailed GOP frontrunner Donald Trump
by two points. Meanwhile, she fell 3 points behind Sen. Ted Cruz
of Texas, 5 points behind Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, and 19
points back of John Kasich, the Ohio governor.

Dragging down Clinton was her low level of popularity in the
state. Just 37% of Ohio voters said they viewed her favorably,
while 57% said they saw her in an unfavorable light.

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the challenger to Clinton in the
Democratic primary, fared slightly better. He tied
Trump and beat Cruz by 2 points, but he lost to Rubio by 2 points
and to Kasich by 19 points as well.

No candidate has won the presidency without
carrying Ohio since John F. Kennedy did in 1960. That's a
streak of 13 consecutive elections.